Transcript Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

Producers,
Consumers,
Decomposers
Its all about what you eat!
An organism is …..
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Any independent
living thing
Can be as small as a
single celled bacteria
Or as large as a
whale!
The three categories of the food
chain are…..
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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
They are all dependent on each other.
Producers Are
Producers get their
food and energy
from the sun.
(PLANTS)
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They make their food
through a process called
photosynthesis.
Consumers
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Consumers need to
eat their food to get
energy. (ANIMALS)
Types of consumers are
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There are THREE
types of Consumers
 Carnivores
 Herbivores
 Omnivores.
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Its still all about what
you eat!
Carnivores only eat meat (other
animals)
Herbivores eat only plants.
Omnivores eat both meat (animals)
and plants.
Stop…Review…Check…
Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each
word. Also give two examples of each.
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Carnivore:
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Herbivore:
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Omnivore:
Decomposers
Decomposers eat
dead things and turn
them back into dirt,
or soil. YUK!
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 Mushrooms
 Worms
 Bugs
 Bacteria
What would the world look like
without decomposers (bacteria and
fungi?
How they relate
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The Energy (food) Pyramid
Energy is lost in the form of heat as
you move up the pyramid.
Stop…Review…Check…
Turn to your partner and tell them the meaning of each
word. Also give two example of each.
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Producers:
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Consumers:
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Decomposers:
On a sheet of note book paper describe the following animals as either
a producer, consumer or decomposer. For the consumers, make sure
to include if they are a carnivore, herbivore or omnivore. Please use
complete sentences! (Ex: A _____ is a ______.)
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Bear
Shark
Rabbit
Cherry tree
Mushroom
Human
Tulip (flower)
8. Panther
9. Giraffe
10. Worm
Answer Key
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Consumer / Omnivore
Consumer / Carnivore
Consumer / Herbivore
Producer
Decomposer
Consumer / Omnivore
Producer
Consumer / Carnivore
Consumer / Herbivore
Decomposer